Crisis in the Central African Republic: One year of displacement

16 May 2014

CAR in Crisis: One year of displacement

In March 2013 a coup d’état in CAR by Muslim fighters called the Seleka plunged the country into conflict, and Christian militia named the anti-Balaka soon formed. Fighting between the armed groups has torn apart communities along religious lines, but roots of the conflict are political and economic.
In the crossfire are civilians, who face extreme violence, displacement, and a critical lack of access to medical care.